City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. PT14-0508F Department of Public Utilities Tacoma Power Transmission and Distribution Augmented Crews The City of Tacoma is accepting SEALED BIDS for the above solicitation. Submittals will be received and time stamped only at the Purchasing Division, located in the Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building North, Main Floor, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at which time they will be opened by a Purchasing representative and read aloud during a public bid opening held in Conference Room M-1, located on the main floor in the same building. An electronic copy of the complete solicitation documents may be viewed and obtained by accessing the City of Tacoma Purchasing website at www.TacomaPurchasing.org. A list of vendors registered for this solicitation is also available at the website. After 1:00 p.m. the day of bid opening, preliminary submittal results and names of vendors submitting bids are posted to the website for public viewing. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, in Conference Room M-1, Main Floor of the Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building. The address is 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma WA 98409. The purpose of the pre-bid meeting is to answer questions about this solicitation and any special or technical requirements, as well as the City's SBE and LEAP goals. Project Scope: The City of Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities, Tacoma Power is soliciting for bids from qualified firms to provide personnel and equipment to augment Tacoma Powers transmission and distribution Line, Substation, and Operations resources during peak workloads and emergency storm restoration. Estimate: $5,000,000 Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Kimberlie Kerner by email to kkerner@cityoftacoma.org. CITY OF TACOMA Patsy Best Interim Procurement and Payables Division Manager Kimberlie Kerner Senior Buyer City of Tacoma protest policy, located at www.tacomapurchasing.org, specifies procedures for protests submitted prior to and after submittal deadline. Meeting sites are accessible to persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities can be arranged with 48 hours advance notice by calling 253-502-8468. November 25